GOP lawmakers to rally for John Ragan on Tuesday

CLINTON — State Rep. John Ragan, R-Oak Ridge, is getting support for his re-election bid from some Republican heavyweights in a Tuesday afternoon event.

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander will join U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, atate Sen. Randy McNally of Oak Ridge and Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank on Tuesday to voice support for Ragan.

The lawmakers will be meeting with residents and "discussing plans for economic growth, the importance of fiscal responsibility, and the need to re-elect conservative state Rep. John Ragan," according to a press advisory.

The get-together will be from 2-3 p.m. at Hoskins Drug Store, 111 N. Main St.

Ragan is finishing his first term as state representative for the 33rd District, which includes most of Anderson County.

Jim Hackworth, a Democrat from Clinton and the former state representative unseated by Ragan two years ago, is running against him.